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Eight beautiful gardens close to home in the DMV 07/20/2021 09:33am • This content is sponsored by Long Fence. Thinking about your next summer day trip? Try visiting a garden. Gardens are a great place to get some fresh air, go on strolls, stock up on pics and let your kids run free. Here are eight beautiful close-to-home DMV gardens you have to check out! MDTA resumes billing for backlogged tolls 07/19/2021 06:03pm • For months, drivers who crossed toll roads and bridges in Maryland received no billing statements. Now, their accounts are being bombarded with backlogged transactions. The authority stopped accepting cash payments at its eight toll facilities and shifted to an all-electronic model "literally Police charge suspect in Herndon death 07/19/2021 04:15pm • Police in Herndon, Virginia, have charged a suspect in the killing of a man found dead on Sunday. Nathaniel Haldenstein, 24, has been charged with second-degree murder. Police said they received a welfare check request for Haldenstein and cleared the scene around 5 p.m. on Sunday. Later, they Where to score some deals on National Ice Cream Day 07/18/2021 01:10am • It's hot out there, and all we're thinking about is ways to cool down -- or just finding any excuse to eat more ice cream. National Ice Cream Day is Sunday and we've got the scoop for you. Whether you're in the mood for a deal or just screaming for some ice cream, here's everything you should Photos, video released in Hyattsville shooting 07/16/2021 04:46pm • The suspect vehicle in the Hyattsville shooting. (Courtesy Hyattsville Police Department) Police in Hyattsville, Maryland, have released photos and video related to a shooting in the Arts District Thursday night that left people running for cover. No one was reported hurt, but several busines Weekend Road and Rail: Metro extends hours; new bridge opens in Fairfax Co. 07/16/2021 10:20am • Every weekend means changes on Metro and area roads. Here are some of the highlights of what will happen this weekend. Of course, everything depends on the weather. Metro Extended Metro hours Metro's service hours are extending to midnight seven days a week beginning Sunday, July 18. So this we Infectious disease expert warns of more variants emerging without higher vaccination rates 07/15/2021 09:12pm • Parents with young children may be hoping for a complete return to normalcy in the near future, but a pediatric infectious disease expert told WTOP that they should still be exercising caution with their kids. "We're seeing right now the spread of this new variant, the delta variant, and that tha Baltimore police officer charged in killing of stepson ordered held without bail 07/15/2021 02:33pm • The Baltimore police officer charged with murdering his stepson will remain behind bars. Eric Banks Jr., who was charged Wednesday with first- and second-degree murder and first-degree child abuse, was denied bail on Thursday. Police found his 15-year-old stepson, Dasan Jones, dead inside Bank Person of interest identified in case of Lorton woman missing since early June 07/15/2021 11:13am • Fairfax County police said Thursday that they have identified a person of interest in the case of a missing Lorton, Virginia, woman last seen June 3. Seventy-two-year-old Emily Lu has been missing for 42 days as of Thursday. A $20,000 reward is being offered for information. Police said foul play Sizzling temps continue Thursday; heat index likely to reach 100 degrees 07/15/2021 06:12am • The D.C. Heat Emergency Plan has been extended through Saturday, as the sizzling summer heat continues Thursday and into the weekend. The heat index is expected to reach 100 degrees on Thursday, with area temperature highs in the mid 90s, Storm Team 4 meteorologist Chuck Bell said. It will be Storms take heat off DC region, but high temps, humidity make a comeback 07/14/2021 10:00pm • Wednesday began hot and muggy, but a line of late-afternoon storms brought  high winds, heavy rains and hail to parts of the D.C. area before delivering cooler temperatures for the evening. Most of the area will remain dry for the remainder of the night with only a few isolated downpours and sto 2 injured in Purple Line electrical work incident that caused some power outages at U.Md. 07/14/2021 07:45pm • Two people performing work related to the Purple Line near the University of Maryland were hurt when they came in contact with a live electrical feeder inside a manhole on Wednesday. The workers are Kelly Electric employees and were doing power line relocation work inside an underground manhole o How a walk in the woods could end with a forced change to your diet 07/14/2021 06:42pm • Play time in the outdoors ended with one local boy having to swear off hamburgers for good. Lauren Katz's 10-year-old son, Abram, developed an allergy to burgers and other red meats after getting bit by a tick. “I had heard what I thought were urban legends about getting a tick bite and then Dictionary.com's newest words include 'long hauler' and 'yeet' 07/14/2021 04:32pm • Here's an excuse to say, "yeet" — or "oof" — both of those words are now officially in the dictionary. Dictionary.com just added more than 300 new words and updated definitions, which capture a wide range of emotions expressed throughout the past year and include some slang terms we picked up Visitors flock to Washington Monument as it reopens to public for first time in 6 months 07/14/2021 03:56pm • Visitors wait to enter the Washington Monument as it reopens for the first time in six months, July 14, 2021. (WTOP/Alejandro Alvarez) After being closed for six months, the Washington Monument reopened to visitors Wednesday. Florida resident Michael McDowell said his hometown had been open a